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Read more | Add your comment Even 2020 could not stop the Pink Rooster March 8, 2021 By Ginger Broomes From Pink Rooster Treasures’ first location on Strickland Drive in 2014, to becoming a fixture ... Read more | Add your comment Crime Orange Police Beat 3.5.21 The City of Orange Police Department responded to the following calls for March 8, 2021: Controlled substance at the 2200 block of Norwood Drive Theft ... Read more | Add your comment March 9, 2021 by Dawn Burleigh. Lifestyle NAACP Meeting The NAACP Orange Branch wants to welcome our current and new members. Members are invited to the first NAACP general meeting of 2021 at 6 ... Read more | Add your comment March 9, 2021 by Dawn Burleigh. High School Sports All-Leader 2021 Boys Basketball Team; Cards’ Castillo nets MVP Here is the 2021 All-Orange Leader Boys Basketball Team: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Gabe Castillo, Bridge City NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Pete Ragusa, Orangefield COACH OF ... Read more by Van Wade, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 9:40 am High School Sports All-Leader 2021 Girls Basketball Team; Lady Cat Ponfick MVP Here is the 2021 All-Leader Girls Basketball Team: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Joli Ponfick, Orangefield NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Greenlea Oldham, Orangefield COACH OF THE YEAR: ... Read more by Van Wade, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 9:28 am High School Sports Golf roundup: Orangefield’s Parks wins BC tourney Orangefield’s Xander Parks was the first-place medalist at the Bridge City Invitational Tournament hosted by Sunset Grove Country Club Monday. Parks won the tournament with ... Read more by Van Wade, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 8:52 am High School Sports LC-M Tennis team racks up medals Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Tennis hosted their first Varsity Tournament on Friday and earned six medals in the 8 brackets. Dax Rodgers and Tex Collier brought ... Read more by Van Wade, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 8:42 am Home and Garden Free cooking class Celebrate Spring with a free cooking class at the pavilion at The Field of Plenty 2120 Wickard Orange, Texas starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Monday, March 8, 2021 12:51 pm College LSCO announces mask policy Texas Governor Greg Abbott has encouraged institutions of higher education to establish standards that are in line with Texas Education Agency (TEA) guidance. The Executive ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Monday, March 8, 2021 11:38 am News Gas prices spiking: Motorists could see increases for weeks or months OPEC surprised oil markets last week by extending oil production cuts for another month, GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan said, ignoring the ... Read more by Van Wade, Monday, March 8, 2021 8:58 am News Kiwanis Club of Orange donates to LC-M schools Kiwanis Club of Orange presented $1,000 to the Little Cypress-Mauriceville District’s three elementary schools today. The funds will help the librarians provide books for individual ... Read more by Van Wade, Monday, March 8, 2021 8:51 am High School Sports LC-M golf impressive at regional preview HUNTSVILLE – The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bear golf team took part in the Huntsville Regional Preview at Raven Nest Golf Course over the weekend. Teams from ... Read more by Van Wade, Monday, March 8, 2021 8:27 am High School Sports Softball, Baseball scores from tournament action SOFTBALL SCORES From Bridge City Tournament PN-G 2, Bridge City 1 LC-M 15, Lufkin Hudson 0 LC-M 14, Bridge City 6 Hamshire-Fannett 0, Lufkin Hudson ... Read more by Van Wade, Monday, March 8, 2021 8:22 am Business Orange County Economic Development Corp sees a bright future By Dawn Burleigh After seeing a pause in activity during 2020, Orange County Economic Development Corporation (OC EDC) is seeing projects moving forward again. “Industry ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Sunday, March 7, 2021 1:23 pm Columnists OP-ED: Billions states don’t need, Lush leave for fed workers: Dems’ COVID relief is a mess (Editor’s note: In advance of the Senate vote on Democrats’ partisan “COVID relief” bill, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Fort ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:44 am Local And Now You Know: Discovering the many names of Orange The town on the river has had three names, Green’s Bluff, Madison, and Orange. There are several other names the area has been known by. ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Sunday, March 7, 2021 12:13 am High School Sports Lady Bears blank H-F to win BC Tourney BRIDGE CITY – Scoring all the runs they needed in the bottom of the fourth and riding the arm of Bailey Frenzel, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville ... Read more by Van Wade, Saturday, March 6, 2021 3:16 pm High School Sports Lady Bobcats wrap up Jasper tourney with 2 wins The Orangefield Lady Bobcats defeated Kirbyville 8-2, and Silsbee 10-5 in their final day of tournament play. Codie Sorge got the win on the mound ... Read more by Van Wade, Saturday, March 6, 2021 3:11 pm High School Sports Bobcats tie Hawks in WO-S tourney By Caleb Adams Orange Leader WEST ORANGE – The Orangefield Bobcats tied the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks 7-7 in West Orange on Saturday in the Certa-Bearden Tournament. ... Read more by Van Wade, Saturday, March 6, 2021 3:09 pm High School Sports All-District 22-4A Boys Basketball Team Here is the All-District 22-4A Boys Basketball Team as selected by the 22-4A head coaches: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Brock McClure, Lumberton OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE ... Read more by Van Wade, Saturday, March 6, 2021 10:34 am Columnists OP-ED: My Five Cents: Data Privacy bill has been filed Texas Independence Day is celebrated on March 2nd and commemorates the creation of the Republic of Texas in 1836 after our declaration of independence from ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, March 6, 2021 6:31 am Local Teenager is making his dreams come true By Dawn Burleigh Dylan Pyatt joined the 4-H club approximately nine years ago and has since won numerous awards, buckles, and titles since. He said ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, March 6, 2021 6:11 am Local Numbers decrease as precautions remain in place By Dawn Burleigh As schools announced their policies for the coming week after Governor Abbott announced the lifting of the mask mandate and increasing capacity ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, March 6, 2021 6:05 am Columnists OP-ED: Liability on the ranch Raising cattle is a business and way of life that is filled with risk and uncertainty. From the weather to cattle prices, there are a ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, March 6, 2021 12:59 am Lifestyle Community Briefs 3.6.21 Send community events to news@orangeleader.com at least two weeks in advance. Events may be added to the Events Calendar at orangeleader.com Chili/Link Sale The VFW ... Read more by Dawn Burleigh, Saturday, March 6, 2021 12:37 am News Senate panel examines utility regulator budget Officials of the state agency charged with oversight of the state’s electric system and market told members of the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday tha...